تحت شجرة الزيتون

In the small medieval village of Chiani in Tuscany, olive groves have been a source of livelihood for its residents for hundreds of years. Every fall, agricultural biologist Hakan Wallender and his friends travel there to pick olives and take care of the beautiful trees. Surrounded by the picturesque Tuscan nature, they have the opportunity to experience various agricultural methods in the olive grove. Local experts teach them how to prune and fertilize trees in traditional ways, but as a soil scientist, Håkan Wallender also brings up-to-date knowledge on how to enhance biodiversity and make farms more climate-friendly. _Under the Olive Tree_ offers a deeper understanding of how to care for the land we live on to ensure that we continue to provide for our needs in a sustainable way over the long term. If we want the Earth to be a better place to live, we all need to start thinking like gardeners. “The book is permeated with an environmental mindset, and the scientific explanations are interspersed and even interwoven with interesting and thought-provoking personal observations, experiences, and relationships with other researchers and distinguished Italian figures in the field.”